Facilities

Overview

Enjoy a hi-tech visitor experience at one of the Industrial Revolution’s best-preserved relics. Interactive displays tell the stories of those who worked here and the products they made.

For 200 years, this spectacular mill harnessed the power of the River Tay to produce textiles. Built in the 1780s, the mill complex was altered many times to keep up with the industry’s changing demands, before it finally closed in 1989.

Hear the clamour of the factory floor. Learn how engineers harnessed water power. See the machinery that turned raw cotton into products that were exported from Scotland across the globe.

What to see and do

Explore the mill buildings to discover the many changes that took place over 200 years

Get an insight into the lives of the mill workers – mostly women and children

Enter the Bell Mill, one of the world’s oldest surviving factories, which is largely unchanged

Visit the Mid Mill, built in the 1820s during an era of expansion

See the lades – this network of waterways was used to channel the power of the River Tay

Imagine Stanley village in its early days – it was originally built in the 1780s to provide housing for mill workers

Take our fun fact-finding quiz while exploring the mill. Available on site

Calling all former Stanley Mills workers

Get in touch if you or someone you know worked at Stanley Mills – your stories can add to our shared history.

Stanley Mills wants to hear from former workers who can share memories and information, and help us to bring the past alive. Anyone with a connection to the mill can join the group.